Marport M3 System User manual

M3 & M5 Systems

User Guide

Contents | ii

Contents

Legal.................................................................................................4

History...........................................................................................................................................................................4

Copyright......................................................................................................................................................................5

Disclaimer.................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Introduction and Presentation..........................................................6

Introduction................................................................................................................................................................6

Safety Guidelines...................................................................................................................................................... 7

Description.................................................................................................................................................................. 8

M3 System Overall Architecture.............................................................................................................8

Equipment List..............................................................................................................................................9

Technical Specifications...........................................................................................................................10

Computer Configuration.................................................................. 11

Adding a Virtual Keyboard...................................................................................................................................11

Installation...................................................................................... 13

Installing the System............................................................................................................................................ 13

M3 Receiver Cabling..............................................................................................................................................14

Mac Mini Cabling....................................................................................................................................................15

Installing Hydrophones........................................................................................................................................18

List of Marport Hydrophones................................................................................................................18

Connecting the Hydrophone to the Receiver..................................................................................20

Adding Temperature Data from the Hydrophones to the System...........................................21

Understanding Receiver LEDs...........................................................................................................................22

Adding TE SC Sensor to the Receiver............................................................................................................ 23

Adding the Sensor to the Receiver......................................................................................................23

Displaying Data on Scala........................................................................................................................25

Servicing and Maintenance.............................................................28

Interference Check.................................................................................................................................................28

Spectrum Analyzer Display....................................................................................................................28

Checking Noise Interference................................................................................................................. 29

Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................................................30

Downloading a VMware Fusion license under version 10..........................................................30

No Internet Access..................................................................................................................................... 31

VMware Fusion Pop-Up Messages...................................................................................................... 31

Antifouling System Causes Interferences.........................................................................................33

Giving Remote Access to the Computer........................................................................................................34

Recording Audio Files...........................................................................................................................................34

Support Contact...................................................................................................................................................... 35

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Appendix.........................................................................................36

Appendix A: Frequency Plan............................................................................................................................. 36

Appendix B: Technical Drawings..................................................................................................................... 41

Mac Mini Mounting Bracket Dimensions......................................................................................... 41

Mx Receiver Dimensions........................................................................................................................ 42

Hydrophone Junction Box Dimensions............................................................................................. 43

Wideband Preamplifier Dimensions...................................................................................................44

Thru-Hull Penetration Dimensions....................................................................................................45

Sensor Charger Dimensions.................................................................................................................. 46

ShipModul MiniPlex NMEA Multiplexer Dimensions..................................................................47

Index................................................................................................................ 48

M3 & M5 Systems | V6 | Legal

Legal

History

V1 05/10/17 First release

V2 07/12/17

New topics:

• Additional hydrophone cabling procedures

Improved topics:

• Installing ShipModul MiniPlex Multiplexer: now

includes cabling and detection procedures for different

network setups.

• Active Wideband Hydrophone: now includes

configurations for second generation of pre-amplifiers.

Corrected topics:

• Passive Hydrophone + Wideband Preamplifier:

configuration 3 was missing a strap to set a low gain.

V3 03/09/18

New topics:

• New active wideband hydrophones (NC-1-08)

documented, see List of Marport Hydrophones on page

18.

• Additional hydrophone cabling procedures: Simrad ITI

Hydrophone, Passive Hydrophone from other brands +

Wideband Preamplifier, Receiving Hydrophone Data on

Two Systems.

• Adding TE SC Sensor to the Receiver on page 23

V4 07/06/18

Improved topics:

• NC-1-08 hydrophones with serial number 4054875,

4054845, 4054831 and after, connect the -12V wire.

NC-1-08 hydrophones with a lower serial number need

to be returned and replaced.

• now includes guidelines on how to connect Marport

hydrophones without using a junction box.

• Interference Check on page 28: more detailed

information about Spectrum page.

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V5 11/30/18

New topic:

• Adding Temperature Data from the Hydrophones to

the System on page 21: how to display on Scala

the temperature of the water surface received from the

hydrophones.

Improved topic:

• Product references have been added in equipment list.

• Appendix A: Frequency Plan on page 36: drawings

have been changed, frequencies are now allocated

between 34 kHz and 36 kHz and frequency ranges of

narrowband and wideband hydrophones are indicated.

V6 04/08/19

Hydrophone cabling procedures have been removed from

the system documentation. You can find them in the

Hydrophone Installation Manual.

New topic:

• New Mac mini 2018 is documented.

Copyright

No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any

form by any means; electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the express

written permission from Marport. “Marport ”, the Marport logo and Software Defined Sonar are

registered trademarks of Marport. All other brands, products and company names mentioned

are the trademark and property of its respective owners only. Marport is a division of Airmar

Technology Corporation.

Disclaimer

Marport endeavors to ensure that all information in this document is correct and fairly stated, but

does not accept liability for any errors or omissions.

U.S. Patent 9,091,790

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Introduction and Presentation

Read this section to get a basic knowledge of your M3 system.

Tip: Click Marport logo at the bottom of pages to come back to the table of contents.

Introduction

Among Marport’s receivers, the M3 is specifically designed for smaller vessels.

Marport M3 is designed as a highly sophisticated multi-function acoustic receiver. Although it is

the most compact receiver from Marport, it uses leading edge digital signal processing that we

have combined with the smartest software available. The aim is to make possible multi-channel

operation without any compromise between transmission range and signal detection.

The M3 works with an Apple Mac Mini computer, that processes the data from the sensors and

displays them on your screen.

The M3 has a full range of capabilities:

• You can listen to 3 hydrophones simultaneously. Only data coming from the hydrophone

delivering the best signal are interpreted. As a result, you do not need an hydrophone selection

switch, as often used in older types of receivers.

• You can have a simultaneous reception from up to 12 data (depth, pitch, roll...) from standard

sensors (e.g. door spread, catch).

• You can combine standard sensors with 1 high-definition reception sensor (e.g. HDTE or NBTE

sensor such as trawl explorer, catch explorer).

• You can configure your sensors to have a net monitoring configuration that suits your type of

trawl’s gear.

• There are 1 NMEA and 2 NTC entries to receive hydrophones' temperature data.

You can upgrade the M3 system to an M5 system to be able to add more standard (up to 100 PRP

sensors) and high-definition sensors (up to 10).

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Safety Guidelines

Important: To ensure proper and safe use of this equipment, carefully read and follow the

instructions in this manual.

Product installation and use

Install and use this product in accordance with this user manual. Incorrect use of the product may

cause damage to the components or void the warranty.

Only qualified Marport dealers can do installation and maintenance interventions.

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Description

M3 System Overall Architecture

Ethernet cable

Marport junction box

extension cable & hydrophone

cable

Manufacturer standard

cable

(Blurred) Optional

elements

1

Screen(s)

8

Ethernet switch

2

Mac Mini i5 (ref. PC-0-03)

9

Internet

3

Wireless trackball mouse

10

NMEA multiplexer

4

Scala software dongle

11

Junction boxes (x2) (ref. 46-055-01)

5

USB Ethernet Adapter

12

Thru-hull penetration (ref. TH-1-XX)

6

PoE adapter (ref. 25-766-01)

13

Hydrophones (ref. NC-1-XX)

7

Mx Receiver (ref. M3REC/M5REC)

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Equipment List

Below are the hardware and software required to install a M3 system. Box 1 and 2 contain the

minimum hardware needed to install the system.

Box 1: Receiver (M3REC/M5REC)

• 1 receiver

• 2 Mx hydrophone junction boxes (ref. 46-055-01)

• 1 CAT5e network cable

• 1 Ethernet connector kit

• 1 Mx hardware kit (mounting screws and ground strap)

Box 2: Computer (PC-0-03)

• 1 Mac mini i5 computer (2.6 GHz)

• 1 wireless trackball mouse

• 1 Mac mini power cord

• 2 Thunderbolt to HDMI/VGA/DVI adapters

• 1 USB Ethernet adapter

• 1 USB serial adapter

• 1 Ethernet cable for PoE adapter

• PoE adapter (ref. 25-766-01)

• 1 Mac mini mount (ref. 25-786-01)

• 1 hardware kit (mounting screws for Mac mini mount)

• 1 Scala software dongle

Optional equipment (not included)

• 1 to 2 monitors

• 1 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to prevent problems if the mains power fails

(recommended). Size: 500VA.

• Additional hydrophone junction boxes

• 1 test hydrophone that you can keep on board and connect to the receiver to do functional tests.

• 1 NMEA converter junction box (ref. NC-2-TEMP) to receive temperature data from

hydrophones

• 1 NMEA multiplexer to receive NMEA data and display them in Scala: ShipModul MiniPlex-3E-

N2K if using NMEA2000 and NMEA0183 or Miniplex-3E if using only NMEA0183.

• If using Mosa on a tablet computer: refer to Marport sales offices to know the recommended

model.

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Software

Software Application Name Definition

Marport validated MacOS Operating system on computer

VMware Fusion Virtual machine software, necessary to run processor virtual

machine.

Scala

Marport software application collecting, processing, storing

and displaying data received from sensors, sounders and other

connected devices.

Scala Replay Marport software application replaying data recorded in Scala.

Mosa Marport software application used to configure sensors. Can be

used on desktop or tablet computers.

Marport Tools Marport software application used to manage the receiver

firmware.

Mozilla Firefox (from version

22 to 51)

Web browser

Java (version 7 or lower) To correctly display system web page.

Filezilla File management tool.

TeamViewer To give remote access of your computer to support service

Technical Specifications

Frequency range 30-60 kHz

Active bandwidth 24 kHz

Number of Rx/Tx channels 3

Hydrophones 3

Bearing to sensor measurement Yes

Distance to sensor measurement Yes

M3 - Number of simultaneous data reception 12

M3 - Number of high resolution sounders (NBTE,

HDTE)

1

M5 - Number of simultaneous data reception 50

M5 - Number of high resolution sounders (NBTE,

HDTE)

10

Temperature input 2 NTC + 1 NMEA

Network cables CAT5e, 100 meters max., U/FTP shielding

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Computer Configuration

Read this section to learn how to configure the Mac computer.

Adding a Virtual Keyboard

If you do not have a keyboard, you can add a virtual keyboard to the screen and type words using

the mouse.

Procedure

1.

From the top left corner of the screen, click Apple Menu > System Preferences > Keyboard.

2.

Select Show Keyboard, Emoji, & Symbol Viewers in menu bar.

3.

Close the window.

4.

From the top right corner of the screen, click the little flag corresponding to the keyboard

language preferences, then select Show Keyboard Viewer.

Results

A virtual keyboard is displayed on the screen. You can change its size by dragging its corners.

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Installation

Read this section to learn how to connect and configure the equipment of the M3 system.

Installing the System

Marport technicians or dealers need to connect the different components of the system.

About this task

Note: The system is installed by Marport or by a dealer. If there is a problem, you can read

these installation steps to check the system installation.

Procedure

1.

Check that you have all the items needed for the installation (See Equipment List on page 9)

2.

Install the hydrophones and their cables, or find the cables from hydrophones that have already

been installed.

3.

Route the hydrophone cables toward the junction boxes.

4.

Put the receiver in a dry and clean area, as close as possible to the hydrophones. If the receiver

is in a closed environment, make sure it is enough ventilated and that the ambient temperature

does not exceed 55 °C (131 °F).

Note: Make sure that the cables from the junction box are long enough to reach the

receiver.

5.

Put the Mac mini mounting bracket in a dry and ventilated area, without dust, in the

wheelhouse.

6.

From the mounting bracket:

a)

Connect an Ethernet cable from the PoE (computer slot) to the Mac mini.

b)

Connect an Ethernet cable from the PoE (OSU power slot) to the receiver.

c)

Connect the power cable to a power supply or UPS if you have one (recommended).

7.

Remove the lock screw from the Mac mini mounting bracket, and slide the Mac mini into it. Put

the lock screw back and fasten it.

8.

Install the monitor(s).

9.

Install loudspeakers, if applicable.

10.

You can switch on the computer.

11.

Connect the hydrophone cables to the junction boxes according to Hydrophone Cabling and

connect the junction boxes to the hydrophone connectors on the receiver.

12.

When adding sensors to the system, refer to the Appendix A: Frequency Plan on page 36 to

help you allocating frequencies.

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M3 Receiver Cabling

Connect the M3 receiver according to the following cabling.

Cable Connected to

1 Marport junction box extension

cable

Junction box

2 Ethernet cable PoE injector in Mac mini mounting bracket (OSU power

slot)

3 Ground strap Grounded to the ship ground

Important: Do not press the button on the receiver. It changes the IP address of the

receiver and you will not receive data anymore.

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Mac Mini Cabling

Connect the Mac Mini according to the following cabling.

Mac mini 2014

Cable Connected to

1 Power cable 100-240V AC power supply*

2 Ethernet cable PoE injector in mounting bracket (computer slot)

3 Thunderbolt to HDMI/VGA/DVI

adapters † + monitor cable

Monitor 1 and 2

4 USB trackball transmitter Wireless trackball mouse

5 USB to Ethernet adapter +

Ethernet cable

Ethernet switch ‡

6 Scala software dongle -

7 Audio cable Loudspeakers

* We recommend to use an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to prevent problems if the mains

power fails.

† Or thunderbolt cable if monitor is compatible

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‡ The Ethernet cable can be connected directly to an internet access if you have no NMEA

multiplexer, or directly to the NMEA multiplexer if no internet access. Using an Ethernet switch is

only useful if you need to connect to both the NMEA multiplexer and the internet.

Mac mini 2018

Cable Connected to

1 Power cable 100-240V AC power supply*

2 Ethernet cable PoE injector in mounting bracket (computer slot)

3 Thunderbolt to HDMI/VGA/DVI

adapters † + monitor cable

Monitor 1 and 2

4 HDMI/VGA/DVI cable Monitor 3

5 USB to Ethernet adapter +

Ethernet cable

Ethernet switch ‡

6 USB splitter USB trackball transmitter and Scala software dongle

7 USB trackball transmitter Wireless trackball mouse

8 Scala software dongle -

9 Audio cable Loudspeakers

* We recommend to use an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to prevent problems if the mains

power fails.

† Or thunderbolt cable if monitor is compatible

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‡ The Ethernet cable can be connected directly to an internet access if you have no external device

(such as an NMEA multiplexer), or directly to the external device if no internet access. Using an

Ethernet switch is only useful if you need to connect to both the external device(s) and the internet.

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Installing Hydrophones

You need to connect hydrophones to the system.

Note: For more information about Marport hydrophones, please refer to Hydrophone

Installation Manual.

List of Marport Hydrophones

These are technical specifications for hydrophones currently sold by Marport. For information

about obsolete hydrophones, please contact Marport support.

Product

reference

Name Use case

Bandwidth

(3 dB)

Typical

current

consumption

Cable*

NC-1-05 Passive wideband

hydrophone (no

preamplifier)

• Vessel with very low

level of noise (below

-110 dBV).

• Sensors close to the

vessel (approx. 300 m)

• For positioning

systems with Slant

Range/pinger (one

passive hydrophone

is necessary for

transmission).

33-60 KHz 0.0 mA Blue

NC-1-05

+

NC-2-02

Passive

hydrophone

+ Wideband

preamplifier box

• Vessel with normal

level of noise (below

-100 dBV).

• Large number of

sensors.†

• Use at great depths (>

500 m).

• Gain configurable (Low

or High)

• Filters configurable (38

and/or 50kHz).

• Low noise environment

between passive

hydrophone and

wideband preamplifier

box

33-60 KHz 25-29 mA Blue

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Product

reference

Name Use case

Bandwidth

(3 dB)

Typical

current

consumption

Cable*

NC-1-07 Active hydrophone

(integrated

preamplifier)

• Vessel with normal

level of noise (below

-100 dBV).

• Limited number of

sensors.†

• No filtering options.

• Not used for

positioning system

41-44 KHz 4-6 mA Green

NC-1-06 Active wideband

hydrophone

(integrated

preamplifier)

• Vessel with normal

level of noise (below

-100 dBV).

• Large number of

sensors.†

• Use at great depths (>

500 m).

• Gain configurable (Low

or High)

• Filters configurable (38

and/or 50kHz)

30-60 KHz 25-29 mA Yellow

NC-1-08 Active wideband

hydrophone

(integrated

preamplifier)

• Vessel with normal

level of noise (below

-100 dBV).

• Large number of

sensors.†

• Use at great depths (>

500 m).

• Gain configurable (Low

or High)

• Filters configurable (38

and/or 50kHz)

30-60 KHz 18-22 mA Yellow

*Note that cables are colored according to the type of hydrophone: blue for passive, green for

active narrowband and yellow for active wideband.

† Standard active hydrophones have an available bandwidth of 6kHz. So, if: (PRP_number * 100) +

(NBTE_number * 800) < 6000 you have enough place. If: (PRP_number * 100) + (NBTE_number *

800) > 6000 then you need a wideband hydrophone.

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